Patents by Inventor Min-Sung Kim

Min-Sung Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210256881
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a folding area at which the display device is foldable or unfoldable about a folding axis and a non-folding area adjacent to the folding area, a supporter which faces the folding area and the non-folding area, and in the folding area, a pad between the display panel and the supporter, the pad protruding from the supporter to the display panel and extending parallel to the folding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: HYOYUL YOON, MIN-SUNG KIM, JAE HOON JEONG, HANSUN RYOU, KYOUNGAH LEE
  • Patent number: 11088700
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable display and a first protection film disposed on a first surface of the rollable display. The first protection film extends beyond a first display edge of the rollable display. The rollable display device further includes a second protection film disposed on a second surface of the rollable display facing the first surface of the rollable display. The second protection film extends beyond the first display edge of the rollable display. The rollable display device additionally includes a first adhesive layer disposed between the rollable display and the first protection film. The rollable display device further includes second adhesive layer disposed between the rollable display and the second protection film, and a first adhesion part disposed adjacent to the first display edge of the rollable display and between the first protection film and the second protection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Min-Sung Kim, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11078615
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lifter having an improved structure to improve washing performance and a washing machine having the lifter. The washing machine includes a drum and a lifter coupled to the inside of the drum, wherein the lifter is provided in the form of a closed curve in which a space is formed at a central portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hee Lee, Jeong Hoon Kang, Kwan Woo Hong, Dae Uk Kang, Min Sung Kim, Ju Bum Han
  • Publication number: 20210214879
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supporting device capable of being easily assembled and commonly supporting a washing machine, a dryer, and the like having different leg sizes and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus includes a laundry treating apparatus main body, a supporting device main body configured to support the laundry treating apparatus main body, a leg coupled to a bottom of the laundry treating apparatus main body, and a supporter installed in the supporting device main body, wherein the supporter includes a guide member configured to accommodate the leg and including an insertion groove, and a fixing member including a fixing protrusion to be inserted into the insertion groove, the fixing member being coupled to the guide member to fix the leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hee LEE, Min Sung KIM, Kwan Woo HONG
  • Publication number: 20210197699
    Abstract: Provided is a lumbar support disposed in a vehicle seat and supporting the user's lumbar vertebra. According to the present invention, there may be provided a lumbar support for a vehicle seat that includes: a support panel configured to support the user's back; first and second wires configured to support a lower portion of the support panel; a tow wheel winding the first and second wires on a circumferential surface thereof with ends of the first and second wires fixed thereto; and an actuator configured to rotate the tow wheel, in which the tow wheel has: a first wire guide groove extending around the circumferential surface to wind the first wire; and a second wire guide groove extending around the circumferential surface at a different position from the first wire guide groove in a thickness direction to wind the second wire. The lumbar support for a vehicle seat according to the present invention can improve sitting comfort by appropriately changing a force that supports the lumbar vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Yel SONG, Hai Tai CHOI, Chae Sung SONG, Se Gil SHIN, Min Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210195766
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel configured to display an image; and a winder configured to fix a first end portion of the display panel thereinto, wherein the winder includes a first fixing portion including a first external surface which is curved, and a second fixing portion that includes a second external surface which is curved and that faces the first external surface, wherein the first end portion of the display panel may be interposed between the first external surface and the second external surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: MIN-SUNG KIM, TAE AN SEO, JUNG HUN LEE, JIN HWAN CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210191459
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a first region, a second region and a third region arranged in order; a first plate corresponding to the first region of the display module; a second plate corresponding to the third region of the display module and spaced apart from the first plate at the second region of the display module; and a cover film attached to the first plate and the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Min-Sung KIM, Kyu Young KIM, HANSUN RYOU, SangHyo PARK, Hyoyul YOON
  • Patent number: 11028516
    Abstract: A washing machine including a washing tub capable of improving a washing effect and dehydration efficiency of the laundry is provided. The washing machine includes: a body; a washing tub configured to be rotatably provided in the body, accommodate a laundry therein, and have a cylindrical shape; a plurality of recessed portions configured to be formed in an inner circumferential surface of the washing tub and be arranged in the plural in a circumferential direction of the washing tub to form a pattern; and first dehydrating holes configured to be formed in the respective recessed portions, wherein the respective recessed portions are formed in a length direction of the washing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-hee Lee, Jeong-hoon Kang, Kwan-woo Hong, Min-sung Kim, Dae-uk Kang, Kyung-han Kim, Ju-bum Han
  • Patent number: 11018279
    Abstract: A light emitting device can include a sapphire substrate; a first conductivity type semiconductor layer disposed on the sapphire substrate; an active layer disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a plurality of p-type conductors disposed on the active layer, and separated from each other; a first pad disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a second pad disposed on the plurality of p-type conductors, in which the plurality of p-type conductors are arranged in a first direction, the second pad is spaced apart from the first pad in a second direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, each of the plurality of p-type conductors has a first width in the first direction and a second width in the second direction, the first width being less than the second width, the plurality of p-type conductors are evenly spaced apart by a first distance in the first direction, and the first distance being less than the first width of each of the plurality
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Gyeong Lee, Min Sung Kim, Su Ik Park, Youn Joon Sung, Kwang Yong Choi
  • Publication number: 20210151627
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, and a plurality of recesses extending through the second conductive semiconductor layer and the active layer and arranged up to a partial region of the first conductive semiconductor layer; a plurality of first electrodes arranged inside the plurality of recesses and electrically connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive semiconductor layer; a first conductive layer electrically connected to the plurality of first electrodes; a second conductive layer electrically connected to the second electrode; and an electrode pad electrically connected to the second conductive layer, wherein the electrode pad comprises a first electrode pad and a seco
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Joon SUNG, Min Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210141416
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module which displays an image, the display module including: a folding region at which the display module is foldable and unfoldable, and a first non-folding region and a second non-folding region facing each other along a first direction with the folding region therebetween; a misalignment compensation member including an elastic fiber; a first support plate facing the first non-folding region of the display module with the misalignment compensation member therebetween; and a second support plate separated from the first support plate along the first direction and facing the second non-folding region of the display module with the misalignment compensation member therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: SUNHAENG CHO, Min-Sung KIM, Hyoyul YOON
  • Patent number: 10998466
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a light emitting device comprise a second electrode which includes indium tin oxide (ITO), an ohmic characteristic between a second semiconductor layer and the second electrode is improved and a driving voltage is also improved. An embodiment relates to a light emitting device comprise a capping layer that can overlap the second semiconductor layer with the second electrode interposed therebetween and include a material of which a difference in thermal expansion coefficient with the second semiconductor layer is 3 or less. Therefore, since the capping layer is electrically connected to the second electrode, delamination and lifting of an interface between the second electrode and the second semiconductor layer is prevented, and reliability of the light emitting device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Yong Choi, Min Sung Kim, Su Ik Park, Youn Joon Sung, Yong Gyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 10995444
    Abstract: The washing machine of the present disclosure includes an improved pulley for reducing the noise generated in the pulley. When the shaft is inserted into the shaft insertion hole, at least a part of the shaft is closely contacted with the shaft insertion hole to minimize the tolerance between the shaft and the shaft insertion hole, and the rotation shaft of the pulley and the center axis of the shafts may be made to coincide with each other, so that the noise generated by the rotation of the pulley can be effectively reduced. In addition, the spoke of the pulley includes the curved portion, thereby reducing the friction with the air and effectively reducing noise due to friction with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hee Lee, Takahiro Nakashima, Yoshinari Shimada, Kazushi Mori, Jeong Hoon Kang, Min Sung Kim, Dong Ha Jung, Kwan Woo Hong
  • Publication number: 20210125956
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes checking a particle positioned between a display panel and a connecting member, irradiating a laser to an upper surface of the connecting member overlapping at least a part of the particle, removing the connecting member overlapping a region to which the laser is irradiated, removing the particle overlapping a region to which the laser is irradiated, and disposing a desiccant in a hole formed by removing the connecting member and the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Sung KIM, Myong-Soo OH, Jun O SONG, Hee Jong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20210120683
    Abstract: A display device, including a folding region, and first and second non-folding regions at opposing sides of the folding region, includes: a display module; a support member on the display module; and a bonding layer between the display module and the support member. The support member includes a first support member in the first non-folding region and a part of the folding region, and a second support member in the second non-folding region and a part of the folding region. The bonding layer is over the folding region and the first and second non-folding regions. The bonding layer includes first to third portions in the first non-folding region, in the second non-folding region, and in the folding region, respectively. Adhesive force of the first portion to the support member is less than adhesive force of the second portion to the first support member or the second support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Hyo PARK, Han Sun RYOU, Seung Hwa HA, Min Sung KIM, Hyo Yul YOON
  • Patent number: 10971651
    Abstract: Disclosed is in the embodiment is a semiconductor device comprising: a first conductive semiconductor layer; a second conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer disposed between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive semiconductor layer, wherein the first conductive semiconductor layer includes a first sub semiconductor layer, a third sub semiconductor layer and a second sub semiconductor layer disposed between the first sub semiconductor layer and the third sub semiconductor layer, wherein proportion of aluminum in the first sub semiconductor layer and the third sub semiconductor layer is larger than an proportion of aluminum in the active layer, and an proportion of aluminum in the second sub semiconductor layer is smaller than the proportion of aluminum in the first sub semiconductor layer and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Joon Sung, Min Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 10932375
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel configured to display an image; and a winder configured to fix a first end portion of the display panel thereinto, wherein the winder includes a first fixing portion including a first external surface which is curved, and a second fixing portion that includes a second external surface which is curved and that faces the first external surface, wherein the first end portion of the display panel may be interposed between the first external surface and the second external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Sung Kim, Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20210039430
    Abstract: A wheel center cap ASSY (assembly) for a work vehicle includes a center cap attached to a hub of a wheel coupled to an axle and having a center axis, an adaptor including a cap attachment portion to which the center cap is attached and a plurality of flange portions disposed on the outer side of and along a circumferential direction of the center cap, and a coupling member for coupling the flange portions to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Sung KIM, Akira MINOURA, Kendall PETERMAN
  • Publication number: 20210036190
    Abstract: Disclosed in an embodiment is a semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor structure comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and a reflective layer disposed under the second electrode, wherein the second conductive type semiconductor layer comprises a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer disposed between the first sub-layer and the active layer and having an aluminum (Al) composition higher than that of the first sub-layer, the reflective layer comes into contact with the lower surface of the second sub-layer, and the second electrode comes into contact with the first sub-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Youn Joon SUNG, Min Sung KIM
  • Patent number: D920272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Il Lee, Byoung Su Lee, Jung Hun Lee, Ju Hee Song, Min Sung Kim